VR Project

In this project, I worked with a team of 5 members to recreate the quadrangle courtyard in virtual reality. The quadrangle courtyard is an ancient Beijing dwelling. It has many building restrictions, including, but not limited to: the main door should only be opened towards the south, the main building must be built at the northernmost edge of the courtyard, and (can you think of 1 more? having 3 is good). Each restriction has its own meaning behind it, rooted in tradition. In addition, the pillars and eaves are joined together without any steel materials, but the building can still stand for centuries. Unfortunately, nowadays, most of these traditional buildings are replaced by skyscrapers, and the traditional dwelling style is vanishing. Therefore, we develop this virtual reality project as a way to preserve and honor this tradition and its amazing techniques.